WorkABILTY Day offers chance to have a go

Disabilities, health conditions and injuries did not get in the way of participants showcasing their skills at WorkABILITY Day last Tuesday.

Hosted by employment service agent Forrest Personnel, the ev-ent gives people with a disability or injury the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities by carrying out work experience for a day.

Busselton’s Trinity Bower, 17, has a desire to be a hairdresser, and shadowed the stylists at Oscar & Ivy Hair Co for the day.

“I started work cleaning at a home salon and that’s when I realised this is something I want to do,” she said.

“People leave looking so happy with their new haircut and colour, and that’s exactly how I want to feel. I like being creative, so it’s a career I think I’d enjoy.”

Forrest Personnel chief executive Ana Bagshaw said WorkABILITY Day showed employers that people with a range of health conditions could add value to their organisations, while creating employment opportunities for job-seekers.

“People who face adversity are problem solvers,” she said.

“They have resilience you might never guess at, and incredible loyalty towards those who are prepared to give them a go.”

Busselton’s Blake Moltoni spent the day at Coles Busselton working in stock replenishment and helping at the checkout.